Inuit Art

02/21/25

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Welcome to Inuit Art

This website has been produced for Aboriginal Geography 403 at the University of Northern British Columbia.  The purpose of this website is give a brief introduction to who are the Inuit and to examine three forms of art media with a human geographic perspective.

bulletSoapstone: An examination of where soapstone quarries are found in
Arctic Canada and how the Inuit use it create beautiful art that may
depict their environment.
bulletPrint Making:  A discussion of the newest Inuit art form.
bulletPrehistoric:  A look at the oldest forms of art made by Inuit.

 

 

 Quick Links to Expand your Horizon

bulletUNBC
bulletNunavut Government - Get more information on part of the Inuit territory
bullet Inuksuks - Learn the many meanings behind the Inuksuks
bulletArctic Circle - More perspectives of culture above the Arctic Circle
bulletInuit Gallery of Vancouver - Check out images of Inuit Prints and other soapstone sculptures.

 Update News

bulletFeb 12/03 - Start lay out
bulletFeb 20/03 - Home Page Complete
bulletMarch 23/03 - Input of Text started
bulletMarch 25/03- After a few sleepless nights this website is finally complete!

Photo Album

Contact Info

These are pictures of some pieces of Inuit Soapstone art that can be found at the Geffrey R. Weller Library at UNBC.  Kurt Droettboom
bullet[email protected]
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